2013 December UGC NET Solved Question Paper in Political Science, Paper II1. Who among the following is not a principal character in Plato’s Republic?(A) Polemarchus(B) Adeimantus(C) Protagoras(D) GlauconAnswer: (C)2. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:List – I List – II(Authors) (Books)a. A. Arblaster i. Participation and Democratic Theoryb. C.B. Mac Pherson ii. Models of Democracyc. C. Pateman iii. The Real World of Democracyd. D. Held iv. DemocracyCodes:a b c d(A) i ii iii iv(B) iv iii i ii(C) ii i iv iii(D) iii iv ii iAnswer: (B)3. Identify the correct sequence of Marx’s Writings in ascending order:i. Contribution to the Critique of Political Economyii. Poverty of Philosophyiii. Thesis on Feuerbachiv. Communist ManifestoSelect the correct answer from the codes given below:Codes:(A) i, ii, iii, iv(B) ii, iii, iv, i(C) iii, ii, iv, i(D) iv, i, ii, iiiAnswer: (C)4. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R):Assertion (A): For behaviouralists, it was better to be wrong than vague.Reason (R): It was better to be vague than non-relevantly precise.Codes:(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the right explanation of (A).(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).(C) (A) is false, but (R) is true.(D) (A) is true, but (R) is false.Answer: (D)5. Who said, “Each person possesses an inviolability founded on justice that even the welfare of society as a whole cannot override”?(A) John Rawls(B) Robert Nozick(C) Friedrich Hayek(D) HabermasAnswer: (A)6. Who was the founder of Utilitarianism?(A) Bentham(B) James Mill(C) David Hume(D) PriestleyAnswer: (C)7. Which one of the following writings is not written by Mao?(A) On New Democracy(B) On Coalition Government(C) People’s War(D) On People’s Democratic DictatorshipAnswer: (C)8. Why did Gandhiji go to South Africa?(A) On invitation by the Indians in South Africa.(B) To study Bar-at-Law.(C) To fight a case of a Gujarati Business-man.(D) To visit South Africa with family.Answer: (C)9. Who founded the ‘Mexican Socialist Workers’ Party’ which was later named as ‘Mexican Communist Party’?(A) Jaya Prakash Narayan(B) B.R. Ambedkar(C) M.N. Roy(D) LeninAnswer: (C)10. Whom did Lord Minto describe as the most ‘dangerous man’?(A) B.G. Tilak(B) Aurobindo Ghosh(C) Gandhiji(D) Sardar PatelAnswer: (B)11. Arrange in ascending order the following stages of Political Development as enunciated by A.F.K. Organski. Select the correct answer from codes given below:i. Primitive National Unificationii. Abundanceiii. Industrialisationiv. National WelfareCodes:(A) i, ii, iii, iv(B) i, iii, ii, iv(C) i, iii, iv, ii(D) iv, ii, iii, iAnswer: (C)12. Who among the following talks of pseudo-pressure groups?(A) Jean Blondel(B) Almond(C) Maurice Duverger(D) V.O. KeyAnswer: (C)13. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:List – I List – II(Thinkers) (Ideas)a. Karl Marx i. State of paternalistic bond between peasantry and property ownersb. Chalmers Johnson ii. Aggregate psychological perspectivec. Ted Gurr iii. Revolution as a process through which structural inequalities could be eliminatedd. Barrington Moore iv. Value co-ordinated social system modelCodes:a b c d(A) i iii ii iv(B) ii i iii iv(C) iii iv ii i(D) iv i iii iiAnswer: (C)14. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the list.List – I List – II(Type of Government) (Principal Attributes)a. Military Regime i. Based on deferenceb. Dynastic Regime ii. Based on coercionc. Psuedo Democracy iii. Trappings of a liberal democracy like periodic elections but power rests in the hands of oligarchy.d. Liberal Democracy iv. Voluntary participation in government process is extensiveCodes:a b c d(A) i ii iii iv(B) ii i iii iv(C) iv iii ii i(D) iii i iv iiAnswer: (B)15. The process of Socialisation in Modern Society is1. Specific2. Universalistic3. Instrumental4. AscriptiveSelect the correct answer from the codes given below:Codes:(A) 1, 2, 3(B) 2, 3, 4(C) 3, 4, 1(D) 4, 2, 1Answer: (A)16. Which one of the following is not a totalitarian form of Government?(A) Military Government(B) Fascist Government(C) Communist Government(D) Parliamentary form of GovernmentAnswer: (D)17. Who among the following writers classified Elites into broad types?(i) Organising and directing elites.(ii) Informally organised and diffused elites(A) Vilfredo Pareto(B) Robert Michaels(C) Gaetano Mosca(D) Karl MannheimAnswer: (D)18. Who among the following classified parties under competitive system into two major categories?(i) Turnover and Hegemonic(ii) Ideological and Pragmatic(A) Myron Weiner and Lapalombara(B) G.A. Almond and Verba(C) Neil A. Mcdonald(D) Peter H. MerkelAnswer: (A)19. The concept of dependency evolved in the 1960s in(A) Europe(B) Africa(C) Asia(D) Latin AmericaAnswer: (D)20. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from codes given below:List – I List – II(Books) (Authors)a. Approaches to the Study of Politics i. R. Youngb. Dynamics of Modernization ii. C.E. Blackc. Influencing Voters iii. R. Rosed. Studies in Political Development iv. J.S. ColemanCodes:a b c d(A) i ii iii iv(B) ii iii iv i(C) iv iii ii i(D) iii iv ii iAnswer: (A)21. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Choose the correct answer from the codes:Assertion (A): Secularization does not necessarily imply that people have become antireligious, or that religion has disappeared from both the public domain and the domain of personal belief.Reason (R): Religion is not just one, and not necessarily the most important way in which people understand themselves and their relationships.Codes:(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).(C) (A) is correct, but (R) is false.(D) (R) is correct, but (A) is false.Answer: (A)22. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R).Assertion (A): The 1980s, a period of great turbulence in Indian Politics, marked the appearance of several new political parties.Reason (R): National Parties got marginalized or became adjuncts to State Parties in many States.Codes:(A) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.(D) (R) is true, but (A) is false.Answer: (A)23. Arrange the following in their chronological sequence:i. Nehru Committee Reportii. Quit India Movementiii. Civil Disobedience Movementiv. Declaration of Complete IndependenceCodes:(A) ii, i, iv, iii(B) iii, ii, iv, i(C) i, iv, iii, ii(D) iv, ii, i, iiiAnswer: (C)24. In which of the following case the Supreme Court of India held that, the power of amendment belonged to the Parliament, and this power was an unlimited one?(A) Sankari Prasad V. Union of India(B) Bela Banerjee and Others V. State of West Bengal(C) Kesavananda Bharati V. State of Kerala(D) Romesh Thapar V. State of MadrasAnswer: (A)25. Which one of the following States does not have a Bicameral Legislature?(A) Uttar Pradesh(B) Bihar(C) Maharashtra(D) KeralaAnswer: (D)26. Identify the correct chronological order of the following Prime Minister/ Chief Minister of J & K:(A) Sheikh Abdullah, Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad, Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah.(B) Sheikh Abdullah, G.M. Sadiq, Mir Qasim, Farooq Abdullah.(C) Sheikh Abdullah, G.M. Sadiq Shamsuddin, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed.(D) Sheikh Abdulla, Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad, Shamsuddin, G.M. Sadiq.Answer: (D)27. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:List – I List – II(Conspiracy Cases) (Revolutionaries Punished)a. Nasik case (1909-10) i. Sachindranath Sanyalb. Benares case (1916) ii. Ram Prasad Bismilc. Kakori case (1924) iii. Bhagat Singhd. Lahore case (1929-30) iv. Vinayak SavarkarCodes :a b c d(A) i iii iv ii(B) i ii iii iv(C) iv i ii iii(D) iii iv i iiAnswer: (C)28. Which one of the following is not a sufficient ground for convening a joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament?(A) Rejection of a bill by one House of the Parliament when the other House has passed it.(B) Both Houses have finally disagreed as to the amendments to be made in a bill.(C) More than six months has elapsed from the date of the reception of the Bill by the other House without the Bill being passed by it.(D) President has refused to give his assent to the Bill.Answer: (D)29. Who is the author of Federal India: A Design for Change?(A) Balveer Arora(B) K.C. Wheare(C) Rasheeduddin Khan(D) Ronald WattsAnswer: (C)30. Who among the following has made pioneering contribution in the area of subaltern studies?(A) Ramachandra Guha(B) Ranjit Guha(C) Rajni Kothari(D) James ManorAnswer: (B)31. Who among the following questioned the claim that Public Administration is a Science?(A) Robert Dahl(B) Luther Gulick(C) L. Urwick(D) Frank GoodnouAnswer: (A)32. F.W. Taylor, the founding father of Scientific Management Movement, propounded the theory which was conceived to be a scientific methodology of(A) Careful observation(B) Managerial techniques(C) Generalization(D) All of the aboveAnswer: (D)33. Who among the following is not a protagonist of the managerial view of Public Administration?(A) Simon(B) Smithburg(C) Gulick(D) Henry FayolAnswer: (D)34. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:List – I List – IIa. Line Agency 1. Collection of data and its analysis.b. General Staff 2. Maintenance of diary of different engagements of line officials.c. Specialised Staff 3. Functions directly contributing to goal achievementd. Personal Staff 4. Looking after Personnel AdministrationCodes:a b c d(A) 3 4 1 2(B) 2 3 4 1(C) 1 2 3 4(D) 4 1 2 3Answer: (A)35. The role of the Finance Commission in Centre-State fiscal relations has been undermined by the(A) The State Governments(B) The Zonal Councils(C) The Planning Commission(D) The Election CommissionAnswer: (A)36. To which of the following classes of job in the public service in India, merit-cum-seniority principle is adopted in promotion?(A) Class-I(B) Class-II(C) Class-III(D) Class-I and IIAnswer: (D)37. Which of the following, according to Kautilya, are the principles of good governance for a king?1. Merging individuality with duties.2. Leading a disciplined life with a code of conduct.3. Maintaining law and order.4. Replacing bad ministers by lekhaks (writers).Select the correct answer from the codes given below:Codes:(A) 1, 2 and 4(B) 1, 2 and 3(C) 2, 3 and 4(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4Answer: (B)38. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R):Assertion (A): Position – classification is the foundation of modern personnel administration.Reason (R): Position – classification allows rationalization in Civil Services.Codes:(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.Answer: (A)39. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R).Assertion (A): The relation between a generalist and a specialist is one of a senior and a subordinate.Reason (R): A specialist is required to assist the generalist in the formulation and implementation of public policy.Codes:(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.Answer: (D)40. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R).Assertion (A): Public Administration is generally characterised by an absence of profit motive.Reason (R): Governmental activities are not undertaken simply to maximize profit but to promote societal welfare.Codes:(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.Answer: (A)41. Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R).Assertion (A): In the Post-Soviet era, nuclear armed states are likely to have military run or weak civilian governments.Reason (R): They will lack the positive constraining mechanisms of civilian control.Codes:(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and(R) is the correct explanation of (A).(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true.Answer: (A)42. Where is India’s Hi-Tech Naval Base “Project Varsha” located?(A) Rambilli(B) Ezhimalai(C) Araku Valley(D) KochiAnswer: (A)43. “Atoms for Peace” was a disarmament plan put forward by which world leader?(A) J. Nehru(B) Krushchev(C) Eisenhowerü(D) KennedyAnswer: (C)44. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:List – I List – II(Thinkers) (Concepts)a. William Cohen i. New Warsb. Martin Shaw ii. Revolution in Military Affairsc. Raymond Aron iii. Degenerate Warsd. Mary Kaldor iv. Hyperbolic WarsCodes:a b c d(A) ii iii iv i(B) i ii iii iv(C) iii iv i ii(D) iv i ii iiiAnswer: (A)45. Who created the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) as an international mechanism specifically for funding environmental projects in developing countries?(A) IMF(B) UNDP(C) UNEP(D) World BankAnswer: (D)46. Chronologically arrange the following treaties in the correct ascending order:i. The Charter of the UNii. The Treaty of Westphaliaiii. Treaties of Utrechtiv. Treaty of ParisSelect the correct answer from the codes given below:Codes:(A) iv, i, ii, iii(B) iii, iv, i, ii(C) ii, iii, iv, i(D) i, ii, iii, ivAnswer: (C)47. What are the four defining elements of a regime?(A) Principles, Norms, Rules, Decision making procedures.(B) Principles, Rules, Regulations, Procedures.(C) Norms, Rules, Regulations, Precedents.(D) Principles, Precedents, Procedures, Practices.Answer: (A)48. Chronologically arrange the following milestones in the Women’s movement in the correct ascending order.i. Mexico City – UN Conferenceii. Copenhagen – UN Conferenceiii. Beijingiv. NairobiSelect the correct answer from the codes given below:Codes:(A) iv, i, iii, ii(B) i, ii, iv, iii(C) ii, iii, i, iv(D) iii, iv, ii, iAnswer: (B)49. When did India and Nepal sign the revised Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA)?(A) 2011(B) 2012(C) 2010(D) 2009Answer: (A)50. Which of the following countries are included in ASEAN plus Three?(A) China, India, Japan.(B) China, South Korea, Russia(C) China, Russia, Japan(D) China, Japan, South KoreaAnswer: (D)

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